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For memory, the client has sent me a folder containing an iix, mtf, mwf and tmw file. I assume these are memories from earlier versions of Trados.

When setting up the project, I somehow managed to connect one of these memories to the project, at which time Trados created a new TM in the form of an "SDL File-based Translation Memory". This worked fine, since in the course of the translation, suggestions were sometimes given from the TM for some of the segments.

I have now finished the translation, and it occurred to me to check if the TM has been updated with the new segments from the Word file but I get the impression it has not been updated - when searching the TM I cannot find any segment from the Word file I've translated.

What am I doing wrong here? Any ideas?The client has asked to get the updated TM back.

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When setting up the project, I somehow managed to connect one of these memories to the project, at which time Trados created a new TM in the form of an "SDL File-based Translation Memory". This worked fine, since in the course of the translation, suggestions were sometimes given from the TM for some of the segments.

I have now finished the translation, and it occurred to me to check if the TM has been updated with the new segments from the Word file but I get the impression it has not been updated - when searching the TM I cannot find any segment from the Word file I've translated.

Hi Thomas,

Apologies if I'm off the mark here, but my take on what you have written here is that you attached a TMW (Trados 2007 TM) but didn't realise that Studio actually upgraded this, hence your comment that at the same time Trados created a new TM in the form of an "SDL File-based Translation Memory".

I think you then looked in your TMW afterwards and could not see any updates? Would this be correct?

Studio can read a TMW if you use the Trados 2007 TM Plugin from the OpenExchange, but it cannot update it. If you open a TMW by adding to your Project then Studio will upgrade it as you have found. But as you work you will be updating the Studio TM and not the TMW as you are not connected to the TMW at all.

So I would suggest you first see whether you have been updating your work into the Studio TM and if you have then perhaps export to TMX from there and send that to your customer.

Regards

Paul

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In Studio 2011you can "populate the project memory" before finalizing the files (Batch tasks -> Populate Project Translation memories). That way you create a separate memory for this specific project (suitable for export as a tmx file if necessary).You have to do it before you finalize the project though, if you don't, you need to revert your files to sdxliff format again before populating the project tm.

Kind regards,Perilla

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A good idea indeed... but please note that this is only possible if you created a Project TM in the first place by using this option when you set the Project up. So if you just used your Main TM then there won't be a Project TM to update.

In this case an export from the TM, or converting the SDLXLIFF to TMX is probably the way to go.

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Paul

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One other idea, Thomas, is to make sure you're looking to see if the .sdltm has been updated, not the .tmw that you imported to begin with and that Studio converted.

When you've found the updated TM, you'll need to export it as a tmx to return it to your client.

HTH,Emma

Well, actually, it's the sdltm file that doesn't update... But now it seems I fixed it after following your advice no. 7, running the batch task Update Main Translation Memories (from the Files view, right-clicking the translated file and selecting Batch Tasks).

Since I had to do this in order to get the TM (sdltm file) updated, what did I do wrong to begin with? How can I avoid this in the future?

Thomas

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